Open Thread - 08-09-24 - Oops

Still on vacation.

I stayed up way too late last night with friends I haven't seen for a long time.

Headed back home tomorrow.

This is an open thread for open discussion.

Thanks folks.

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I'm going back to bed.

Bis später!

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F-16s are now operating over Ukraine. The Russians have already said something to the effect of "Hey, dudes, like, sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, you know".

So we can expect them to watch for a few days to see the bases to which they they recover, and frag them on the ground there- NATO or not. If they simply shot them down, that would only eliminate that specific aircraft for that moment. But if they destroy the bases from which they sortie, they'll also destroy the NATO support personnel that came with them, and that is arguably a much more efficient use of boom-boom hardware.

And then we'll watch as they put missiles back in Cuba, or something similar, to answer our escalation- and supplying F-16s was certainly that.

Once again, the stupidity of our "leadership" knows no bounds. How can any "leader" in their right mind expect that this low-level killing spree will just be allowed to go on indefinitely, with no opposing reaction?

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/f-16-fighter-jets-spotted-over-so...

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Twice bitten, permanently shy.

enhydra lutris's picture

has posted surmized conquest of huge area near Kursk by Ukies. A couple of western sources I noted speak of serious incursion. Alexandel M. however had a presentation which seemed to explain "evidence" of large area conquest as deceptive and asserted that Ukiesd didn't really take and hold much and that Rus were hammering them. Very convinving argument too. Today's Sputnik and RT have more and it seems that Rus are really devastating the incursion troops and some of the reserves, and, in line with what Alexander said seem to be more likely than not true.

be well and have a good one

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That, in its essence, is fascism--ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any other controlling private power. -- Franklin D. Roosevelt --

sorry about the lack of content today.

It's going to be 72 degrees here today and 96 back home in Texas, we dodged that bullet at least for a week.

Gotta go spend the day with my son.

Have a good one!

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@JtC
Is a great thing. Hope it was a wonderful time!

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thinning and culling apples and some pruning, in one to two hour chunks until I'm ready to stop. Also ordering seed garlic. Tons of general yard & office clean up, too.

be well and have a good one

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@enhydra lutris
early, early harvest, but they headed up and are done. So, I harvested, Nikko helped. Got a nice crop of walla wallas!

We gotta thin the apples too. Hope it went well doing that for you today!

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These days, only the rich get given more. -- Martial book 5:81, c. AD 100 or so
Nothing ever changes -- Sima, c. AD 2020 or so

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